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Rovaniemi city overview
Rovaniemi is a city in Finland shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Known forSanta Claus Village, Arktikum, Arctic Circle, Ounasvaara
RegionFinlandFinland
Time zoneEurope/Helsinkilocal time
Founded750historical origin
City history
Periodic clearance of new land for agriculture and the practice of slash-and-burn cultivation began around 750–530 BC.
Rovaniemi is first mentioned by name in official documents in 1453, existing as a set of small villages whose inhabitants earned their living mainly in agriculture and animal husbandry—with fishing and hunting the most.
The township decree was promulgated on 27 June 1928, as a result of which Rovaniemi seceded from the old rural municipality as its own market town on 1 January 1929. World War II During.
Although there has been continuous human settlement in the Rovaniemi area since at least the Stone Age, few of the buildings date back before 1944, since most of the city was destroyed during World.
The exploitation of Lapland's natural resources in the 1800s boosted Rovaniemi's growth.
Artifacts found in the area suggest that an increasing number of travellers from Karelia in the east, Häme in the south and the Arctic Ocean coast in the north must have come there from.
As the mining of natural resources was increased, Rovaniemi became the business centre of the province of Lapland.
While the German rearguard was going about the destruction, an ammunition train in Rovaniemi station exploded and set fire to the wooden houses of the town.
When the city was rebuilt, it was designed with input by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, who planned the city's footprint in the shape of a reindeer's head, with the city roads forming the.
Worth seeing
Santa Claus Village
Santa Claus Village is a practical Rovaniemi planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Arktikum
Arktikum is a practical Rovaniemi planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Arctic Circle
Arctic Circle is a practical Rovaniemi planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Ounasvaara
Ounasvaara is a practical Rovaniemi planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Kemijoki riverside
Kemijoki riverside is a practical Rovaniemi planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Northern lights tours
Northern lights tours is a practical Rovaniemi planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Rental cars
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Best time to visit
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Transport notes
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Crowds
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